FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEBREVARD COLLEGE SPORTS INFORMATIONTuesday, April 14, 2009

SOFTBALL SLUGGER FAGAN WINS TORNADO ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Florida native is fourth two-time winner

Brevard College softball player Kasey Fagan has been named Tornado Athlete of the Week for the 30th week of the 2008-09 athletic season. Fagan earned 22 of 40 votes cast by visitors of BCTornados.com, of 55%

Fagan (Keystone Heights, Fla.) batted an even .500 last week as the Tornados went 1-3 against SAC opponents Lincoln Memorial and Wingate. Fagan hit two home runs and tallied four RBIs.

For the season, Fagan is hitting .328 with three homers and 18 runs driven in. She is the fourth Tornado student-athlete to win the award twice, following in the footsteps of football's Stanley Jones, volleyball's Brooke Seaman and men's basketball's Jonathan Whitson.

The Tornado Athlete of the Week is determined by a fan poll on the frontpage of BCTornados.com. Candidates for the Tornado Athlete of the Week award are announced and voting opens every Sunday night at 10 p.m. Voting closes on Tuesday morning at 10 a.m.